single-minded; intent; determined; wholehearted; earnest; devoted (to)
extinction (e.g. of a family); dying out; discontinuation; severance (e.g. of relations); rupture; breaking off
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
the other side of a river; the other side of the tracks; place where lower class people live
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
to stop (plug) one's ears
at the top of one's voice
to overdo; to do too much
to tuck up (a kimono skirt); to tuck in; to make short (a story, explanation, etc.); to cut short; to abridge
standing close together; bristling (with)
Post-it®; Post-it note; sticky note
appointed date of delivery; delivery time; due date for payment; period for payment; deadline (for payment or delivery)
office worker; salaried worker; white-collar worker
inquisitive (e.g. look); questioning; quizzical; interrogative
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine
thousand years; millennium; eternity
several (objects, usu. from two to six)
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire
adverse circumstances; unfortunate situation; adversity
First World War (1914-1918); World War I; WWI; WW1
old man; venerable gentleman; venerable; old; father
reference; example; inquiry (about a product, business deal, etc.); enquiry; being summoned to appear to court; witness
very; greatly; extremely; exceedingly; highly; quite
ratio; proportion; match; equal; compared with ...; relative to ...
to make up for; to compensate for; to offset
sending to the rear (esp. a soldier); evacuation from the front; sending later
to brace one's core (e.g. when carrying something heavy); to bear down; to exert oneself; to push oneself; to pay generously (for); to splurge (on)
in a crowd; ganging up (on); joining forces
to stand in (someone's) place; to be in a (certain) position